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11:20 AM ET, May 13, 2025

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Washington Post:
Trump's Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts  —  The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week.  —  President Donald Trump kicks off the first major international trip of his second term Tuesday …
Discussion: New York Times, DNyuz, ABC News and Townhall
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Take Jet From Qatar Heightens Corruption Concerns  —  The second Trump administration is blowing through limits on the mixing of public office and personal benefits.  —  阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文.
Washington Post:
Trump's gifted Qatari 747 would be a security problem, officials say  —  The luxury jet was moved five weeks ago to San Antonio International Airport, suggesting that preparations for improvements to the plane might already be underway.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday praised Qatar …
Politico:
Trump's free plane is not so free  —  The Boeing aircraft that Qatar may give the president would require a pricy and complicated overhaul to serve as Air Force One.  —  President Donald Trump insists he's getting a “free, very expensive airplane” from Qatar's royal family.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 12, 2025  —  The biggest news over the weekend was silence: the silence of Republicans.  They refused to disavow White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller's statement that the administration is looking at suspending the writ of habeas corpus, that is, essentially declaring martial law.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's gargantuan self-dealing  —  Federal ethics rules now seem little more than decoration  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world  —  What can you give a person who already has everything?
Discussion: The Hill, New Republic, DNyuz and Daily Mail
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Trump is the most corrupt President in U.S. history. Period.
Benjamin Wittes / Default:
The Situation: A Used Plane That Needs Work
NBC News:   Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Guess Which Other World Leader Said ‘Yes’ to Free Qatari Jet?
Discussion: EURASIAN TIMES
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Trump's Unquenchable, Unconstitutional Greed Is Deforming America
Discussion: New Republic
Washington Post:
Trump to speak at investment forum following meeting with Saudi crown prince
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden aides discussed wheelchair use if he were re-elected, new book says  —  This story is adapted from the forthcoming book “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
The Congressional Budget Office Still Works  —  The nonpartisan CBO that scores legislation is giving an honest analysis of President Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” and that's a good thing.  —  On Sunday, House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee released the details …
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New York Times:
Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices
James Politi / Financial Times:
Donald Trump leans left in bid to revive flagging poll numbers
Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
MAGA Attacks Church Over Donald Trump Rebuke: ‘Funds MUST Be Pulled’  —  A firestorm has erupted on the American right after the Episcopal Church said it is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans who were granted refugee status.  —  Why It Matters
Wall Street Journal:
The Great Trump Tariff Rollback  —  The President started a trade war with Adam Smith.  He lost.  —  Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump's Liberation Day tariffs—and by Mr. Trump's own hand.  Witness the agreement Monday morning …
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German Lopez / New York Times:   Tariff Flip-Flops  —  Despite President Trump's claims, America seems to need other countries' trade as much as they need ours.
Reuters:   Chinese exporters to US tread warily as tariff uncertainties linger
Alondra Nelson / Time:
Why I'm Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress  —  Today, I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.  —  Even as the White House threatens the foundational tenets of constitutional democracy …
Discussion: Raw Story
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
D.N.C. Takes Step to Void Election of Hogg and Kenyatta as Vice Chairs  —  David Hogg has faced sharp criticism for his plan to fund challenges to incumbent Democrats, but a D.N.C. vote on Monday began with an earlier complaint about the procedures used in an internal party election.
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Republicans Target Federal Anti-Hunger Program as They Prepare Trump Tax Package  —  Limiting funding for SNAP could help defray the costs of President Trump's tax plans, but could result in millions of low-income families losing access to aid.  —  House Republicans on Monday proposed …
Discussion: Fox News
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Politico:
‘The bill is dead’: New York Republican blasts House GOP's chief tax writer
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says  —  Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts described the rule of law as “endangered” and warned against “trashing the justices,” …
New York Times:
Air Traffic Staffing Shortage Forces Delays at Newark Airport  —  The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport.  —  As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters that handle sewer overflow.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, posted photos on Sunday …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic $600 Billion Investment Commitment in Saudi Arabia  —  STRENGTHENING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY:  —  Today in Saudi Arabia, President Donald J. Trump announced Saudi Arabia's $600-billion commitment to invest in the United States …
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The Guardian:   US and Saudi Arabia sign $142bn defense sales agreement - live
Kseniia Petrova / New York Times:
The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren't in ICE Detention  —  When I moved to America from Russia to join a biology lab at Harvard Medical School in 2023, it felt as if I found my dream job.  America was a paradise for science.  Everything was flourishing.  There was freedom of discourse; conferences, seminars.
Discussion: USA Today
Jason Karaian / New York Times:
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Other C.E.O.s Join Trump at U.S.-Saudi Lunch  —  Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.
New York Times:
Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia … President Trump has never bought into long-running military entanglements in the Middle East.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times  —  When he approved a campaign to reopen shipping in the Red Sea by bombing the Houthi militant group …
Discussion: emptywheel
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill  —  Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.  —  Late last night, House Republicans introduced new language to the Budget Reconciliation bill …
Discussion: Jacobin, Vital Art and The Hill
Ceylan Yeğinsu / New York Times:
As Foreign Tourists Stay Away, U.S. Could Lose $12.5 Billion This Year, Tourism Group Says  —  Border detentions and confusion over visas are deterring international visitors, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the price tag for their hesitancy could be steep.
George Saunders / New York Times:
Shame on the White House  —  If the White House wants to fire the librarian of Congress, it can.  But it was interesting to have recently had the experience of meeting this dynamic, dedicated person, and feeling so proud that she was our librarian of Congress, then reading the White House's sloppy …
Discussion: DNyuz
 
 
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Major social media platforms failing to meet ‘basic standards’ of safety for LGBTQ users: GLAAD
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Miller threatens to suspend habeas unless Trump can defy judges
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The rise of the regretful Trump voter
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
What Nebraska's ‘blue dot’ could signal for Democrats and Trump
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Reuters:
Raids across Germany after ‘Reichsbuerger’ group banned
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New York Times:
Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
Associated Press:
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
 

 
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